Ancient States and Empires For Colleges and Schools

"Ancient States and Empires" by John Lord is a historical text intended for students that recounts four thousand years of the ancient world. Designed to educate, this book synthesizes secular history with biblical narratives focusing on important nations, people, and historical happenings. It begins with the earliest moments of human history, including the creation story, the fall of man, and the Great Flood, while also outlining the origins of divinely established institutions. The narrative explores the repercussions of Adam and Eve's disobedience, the story of Cain and Abel, and the hope of redemption through Noah’s descendants, which establishes an allegorical and factual grounding for the themes of divine involvement and human history that are central to the book.

John Lord was an American historian and lecturer.